Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkan peninsula of southern Europe with an area of 51,129 km² (19,741 square miles), making it the 127th largest country by area, and an estimated population of around four million people. It borders to ► Serbia, ► Croatia and ► Montenegro. The country is a home to three ethnic "constituent peoples": Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. Regardless of ethnicity, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina is often identified in English as a Bosnian. In Bosnia, the pan-ethnic distinction between a Bosnian and a Herzegovinian is maintained. The country is decentralized and is administratively divided into two "entities", the ► Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ► Republika Srpska (Serbian Republic). The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is primarily inhabited by Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats, which is why it is informally referred to as the Bosniak-Croat Federation.

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Early history

Illyrian ethnogenesis

Prehistoric Illyrian sites and cultures

Prehistoric Illyrian sites and cultures

Iron Age Glasinac culture (around 300 BC)

Illyrian language in antiquity

Ethnic territory of the Illyrians and Illyrian tribes (8th-3rd century BC)

Illyrian tribes in the Balkans

Illyrian tribes in the Balkans

Illyrian tribes in the Balkans

Illyrian tribes in the Balkans

Map of ancient settlements and roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Territorial development of the Roman Empire 264 BC-192, including the conquest of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kingdom of Hungary in the 13th century - Banates of Bosnia, Soli, Usora and Slavonia

Bosnia in the 13th-14th century

BIH in 1301

Bosnia in 1322

Bosnia in 1322

BiH in 1325

Bosnia in 1326

Bosnia in 1326

Bosnia in 1340

Bosnian state in 1350

Bosnian state in 1350

Bosnian state in 1350

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Bosnian state in the middle of the 14th century

Bosnian state in 1355

Bosnian state in 1355

BIH in 1358

State of župan Nikola Altomanović (1367-1373)

Bosnia in 1373

Bosnia, 1322-1389

Bosnia in 1390

Bosnia in 1390

Bosnia in 1390

BiH in 1390

Bosnian state in the 14th century

Bosnian state in the 14th century

Bosnian state, Duchy of Sandalj Hranić and Principality of Pavle Radenović in the 14th century

Bosnia in the early 15th century (around 1412) - Realm of Hrvoje Vukčić, Duchy of Sandalj Hranić, Principality of Pavle Radenović, Banovina Usora and Lands under the direct authority of the Bosnian king.

Bosnia and Herzegovina in 15th century.

State of Herzegovina in 1440

State of Herzegovina in 1440

State of Herzegovina in 1440

Bosnian Frontier in 1455

BIH in 1463

BIH in 1482

Roman Catholic monasteries in Bosnia in the 15th century

Border between Kingdom of Hungary and Ottoman Empire in 1490

Border between Kingdom of Hungary and Ottoman Empire in the early 16th century

Population change in BiH Serb population by municipalities in period 1991-2005. Yellow are municipalities in which Serbs had less than 10% in census of 1991, dark red are municipalities in which theirs percentage has grown by more than 5 percent by the year 2005 and grey are municipalities in which their percentage has fallen by more than 5 percent in that period.

Old maps

Other maps

Bosnia and Herzegovina with EU flag

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

General remarks:

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